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STATE v. CASTRO

No. 12150.

756 P.2d 1033 (1988)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael CASTRO, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

As Amended May 20, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Barr (Ronette Horie with her on the opening brief), Deputy Public Defenders, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Cynthia S. Nakamura (Ann H. Aratani on the brief), Deputy Pros. Attys., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LUM, C.J., and NAKAMURA, PADGETT, HAYASHI, and WAKATSUKI, JJ.

NAKAMURA, Justice.

Michael Castro was convicted of attempted murder and assault in the first degree following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit. He asserts on appeal that the judgment of conviction must be vacated because of a score of errors committed by the trial court.1 Reviewing the record, we conclude the court erred when it (1) admitted evidence of the defendant's aggressive and violent character, (2) permitted...

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